Napkin-holder.



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IIAPKIN HULDER.

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vTo all whom it may con/cern,.-

Beit known that I, WASHINGTON I. SCHEY-l UNITED STATEsl PATENT OEEICE.

WASHINGTON I. SCHRYYER,

NAPKIN- OF PROPIIETSTOVN, ILLINOIS.

HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 629,212, dated July 18,1899.

v Application led November 14,1898. Serial No. 696,439. (No model.)

VER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Prophetstown, in thecounty of Whiteside and State of Illinois, have invented anew and usefulNapkin-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clasps, and more particularly to that type ofclasps which are designed to be used as napkinholders.

The object of the invention is to provide such a device which may beengaged upon the napkin at one end and clasped upon some portion of theclothing at its other end and suspend the napkin in a convenient andeffective manner.

To this end the invention consists in the combination of parts, as willbe hereinafter more fully described,and particularly pointed out in theclaim. Y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of the independent clasp.

Correspondingparts are denoted by-like reference characters in all thefigures of the drawings.

Referring t0 the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a spring-clasphaving the jaws 2 and rconnected together on a pivot-pin 4 and providedwith a tension-spring 5, coiled about the pivot-pin and engaging ythejaws with its opposite ends to normally hold the clasp closed in theusual manner. ent invention consists in applying to this spring-claspanother independentclasp,which will be designated the napkin-clasp. Thislatter clasp -is formed from a single length of metal bent intermediateits ends to form an eye 6 and a pair of jaws 7. The ends of these jawsare each preferably enlarged and slightly concaved, as shown at S, tomore iirmly engage the napkin and are provided with a longitudinal slot9 in the body of the jaw. These slots are adapted to be alined, andadoubleheaded button 10 is slidably mounted in'the combined slots, withthe heads engaging the opposite outside faces of the jaws, whereby thebutton may be moved longitudinally in the slot to clamp'the jawstogether upon the napkin. This napkin-clasp .is connected to thespring-clasp by engaging the eye 6 about whereby the two clasps arepivoted or hinged together and capable of a limited sidewise movement.The jaws vof the napkin-clasp extend outward between and beyond thethumb portions of the clasp 1, and thereby do not interfere with thelatter and may be used independentiy thereof.

In the application of this device the napkin is placed between the jawsof the napkinclasp, and the latter is clamped thereon by sliding thebutton 10 toward the free ends of the clasp, and then the spring-claspis clamped upon some portion of the clothing of the person. Thespring-clasp is preferably engaged upon the clothing, as it is more.readily operated. However, either clasp may be used for either purpose,as desired. It will be noted that the napkin-clasp extends at one sideonly of the pivotal connection between the two clasps and islocatedbetween the di vergent thumb portions of the spring-clasp, whereby thenapkin-clasp does not interfere with the operation of the spring-clasp.This combination of the two clasps permits of either being operatedindependently of the v,other and providesa simple and convenient form ofclasp for the purpose set forth.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the improvements.

Having thus described the invention, what 'is `claimed is .A device ofthe class described, comprising a pair of independent clasp membershaving a common pivotal connection, one of the clasps extending at oneside only of the pivi thumb-pieces of the other clasp and in' the sameplane therewith, the first-mentioned clasp having its jaws locatedbeyond the free ends of the thumb-pieces of the other clasp,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

my own I have hereto aiiixed my signature in thepresence of twowitnesses.

WASHINGTON I. SCHRY-VER.

Witnesses J.- W. LEwIs, 'FEED KEIBEE.

otal connection, and located between thev vthe spring and pivot-pin ofthe spring-clasp, l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as Y

